Obituaries

Nov 4, 2008

Willy Lou Jones Stearns died in her Bel Air home on November 4, 2008. She was 94. Born on December 11, 1913 in Grassy Creek, NC, she was the sixth of Charles A. and Alevia L. Jones' eight children. In 1917, the family moved to Sharon, MD, where her father purchased a 150 acre farm. A graduate of Highland High...

Nov 3, 2008

SHERON COUCH MUNRO, age 60, of Baltimore, MD, died on November 3, 2008 at her home. Born in Winchester, MA, she was the daughter of Franklin L. Couch Jr. and Alice Eileen Longley Couch of Abingdon, MD. She was an honor student at Edgewood High School class of 1966. She went on to graduate from St. Mary's College in 1968...

Nov 3, 2008

Dorothy Hawkins Starr, age 99, of Bel Air, MD, formerly of Fallston, died on November 3, 2008 at Victorian Estates, Bel Air, MD. Born in Churchville, MD, she was the daughter of the late Charles Stanton and Georgia Foard Hawkins and wife of the late Walter Russell Starr. A resident of Harford County all her life, she was a member...

Nov 2, 2008

Frank R. Cullum Sr., age 68, of Bel Air, MD, died on November 2, 2008 at his home. Born in Churchville, MD, he was the son of the late Corthel Frank and Betty Ruth Wilson Cullum. He was the owner/operator of J&F Painting. A member of the Bel Air Moose Lodge for many years, he was an avid gardener and...

Nov 2, 2008

Wayne F. Miller, age 62, of Edgewood, MD, died on November 2, 2008 at his home. Born in Baltimore, MD, he worked as a heavy equipment mechanic. He loved the outdoors, especially boating, hunting, and fishing, and enjoyed working with wood, leather and guns. Mr. Miller was the beloved husband of Sharon M. Miller; dear son of Dorothy Miller-Brahin and...

Nov 1, 2008

Rosie T. Sebree died peacefully at her home in Bel Air on November 1, 2008. She was 83 years of age. Born on January 15, 1925 in Morgantown, WV, she graduated from Monongahela Township High School in Mapleton, PA in 1943. She traveled to Baltimore in 1946 and became a seamstress. She contributed 21 years of service at Blue Cross...

Nov 1, 2008

BARBARA ANNE OVERBECK, age 61, of Bel Air, MD, died on November 1, 2008 in Elkton, MD after a long battle with pancreatic cancer. Born January 28, 1947 in Denison, TX, she was the daughter of the late Willard Hickman and Rose Adele Bruno Overbeck. During her 25 plus year career with the Internal Revenue Service, Barbara served as a...

Nov 1, 2008

Margie T. Lytle, age 82, of White Marsh, MD, died on November 1, 2008 at Franklin Square Hospital, Baltimore, MD. Born in Fawn Grove, PA, she was the daughter of the late Charles Wilson and Anna Mary Brown Heaton. Mrs. Lytle is survived by her husband, James F. Lytle Sr. of White Marsh, MD; daughter, Patricia A. Rogers and husband,...

Oct 31, 2008

W. David Elliott, age 59, of Darlington, MD, died on October 31, 2008 at University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore, MD. Born in Bel Air, MD, he was the son of Betty Lethia Liddle Elliott of Darlington, MD and the late Roy Glenn Elliott. He retired, after 31 years, from Chrysler Motors in Newark, DE. A past member of...

Oct 31, 2008

Cheryl Blake, age 38, of Bel Air, MD, died on October 31, 2008 at University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of Betty Lou King Blake of Bel Air, MD and the late Robert Patrick Blake. Pallbearers were Wayne King Jr., David King, Bernard King Jr., Chris Ludwig, Gregory Ludwig, and...

Oct 31, 2008

Kathryn "Kay" Jarusek Smith, age 80, daughter of the late Elmer and Helen Jarusek, and a lifetime resident of Abingdon, passed away at home on October 31, 2008 after a long illness. She enjoyed bingo, cards, dancing, and going out with friends and family. She had worked for Bata Shoe Company for 28 years as a supervisor and ran a...

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Oct 29, 2008

Edward Perry, age 87, of Whiteford, MD, died on October 29, 2008 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Chelsea, MA, he was the son of the late Jessey Perry and Celena M. Doucette. A veteran of the U.S. Army, he served our country during WWII. He enjoyed bowling, horseshoes, and drawing, as well as, playing...

Oct 28, 2008

Stephanie I. Schylaske, age 65, of Edgewood, MD, died on October 28, 2008 at her home. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of Stephen Morgan Thompson of Baltimore, MD and the late Catherine Cecila Rogge Thompson. She enjoyed her grandchildren. In addition to her father, she is survived by her husband of 38 years, Joseph E. Schylaske of...

Oct 28, 2008

Anna "Ann" M. Holdorf, age 82, of Nottingham, PA, formerly of Bel Air, died on October 28, 2008 at her home. Born in Bel Air, MD, she was the daughter of the late James Barnaby and Ethel May Parks Gross. She retired, after 33 years, from Harford County Public Schools where she was a secretary at Bel Air High School....

Oct 28, 2008

Johnnie Manzari Sr., age 81, of White Marsh, MD, died on October 28, 2008 at his son's home. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late Angelo and Mary Manzari and husband of the late Gloria Sally Manzari. A veteran of the U.S. Army, he owned and operated Johnnie's Upholstery Shop in Havre de Grace, MD from...

Oct 25, 2008

Vivian R. "Mike" Bolton, age 90, of Bel Air, MD, died on October 25, 2008 at his home. Born in Wilkes-Barre, PA, he was the son of the late Albert and Phoebe Kitchen Bolton. A veteran of the U.S. Navy, he served in WWII. He graduated from George Washington University and then went on to a 42 year career as...

Oct 25, 2008

Patricia Ann Wright, age 68, of Joppa, MD, died on October 25, 2008 at her home. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late George Schaffer and Nancy Katherine Kirby Lucas and wife of the late Arch Wright Sr. A resident of Harford County for 48 years, she was employed at Edgewood Arsenal in the 1960's as...